Jesus Loves Even Me
(John 15:9)
Philip P. Bliss (1836-1876)
Philip P. Bliss (1836-1876)
1870 kiim-in “Oh, Zeisu It Ing!” (O How I Love Jesus!) la a thak hi-a kideih mahmah hi. Mi kim phial in deih-a, mun khempeuh ah hih la bekbek kisa hi. Kikhopna khempeuh ah kisa den-a, khatveivei bang tamvei pipi kisa thei hi. Tua hun laitakin Philip P. Bliss in The Charm Sunday School labu khat kaikhawm hi. Philip P. Bliss in tua labu sungah tua hun-a kideih mahmah “Oh, Zeisu It Ing!” a cih la hel nuam hi. Tua la a khenpa’ tung pan phalna a nget ciangin pia lo hi. Tua Sunday School labu sungah kihel leh ama’ labute kikhawng lo tuam kha ding cih a lau man ahi hi. Gen vet zong kul lo-in, Philip Bliss bel khasia mahmah hi. Tua la a hel theih loh mana khasia hi lozaw-in, tua pa in biakna late sumzonna-a a neihna hang ahi hi.
Tua thu a pian zawh ni tampi sung Mr. Bliss in tua thu mah ngaihsunsun kha a, ni khat ngaihsutna khat hong nei hi. “Zeisu ka it ding zong thupi mah ve’n, ahi zongin Ama’n kei hong itna lianzaw-in lamdangzaw hi lo hiam?” ci-in hong ngaihsun hi. Tua zan-in Mr. Bliss tua ngaihsutna tawh lum phot hi. Tua ni-in Mr. Bliss a zi tawh Mr. D. W. Whittle-te nupa’ inn Chicago ah a taam laitak uh ahi hi. A zingciang zingsang an ne dingin sabuai lam zuanin hong pai-a, “Lucy, Topa in tu zingsang la thak khat hong pia, hi dan hi, “Vantunga i Pa in A hong itna, Hong piak Laisiangtho sungah hong gen ta….” ci-in hih la a zi’ zakna ah sa hi.
Pasian in la la thak khat pia takpi a, “Oh, Zeisu It Ing!” a cih la a guan sawmna mun lian-ah guang pah hi. Deih mahmah napi-a a ngah zawh loh la mahbangin Sunday School naupangte’ deihpen la khat suaka, tuni dongin kisasa lai a, kum tampi kisasa lai ding hi.
Philip P. Bliss pen American church music tangthu ah mi minthang gospel la phuaksiam hi a, America gam Clearfield County, Pennsylvania ah July 9, 1838 ni-in suak hi. A neu lai-in zawng mahmah uh hi. A neu lai-in losung peuh sing phukna peuh-a khangkhia hi mai hi. A neu lai mah in music uk-in va pah hi. Kum 25 a phak ciangin a la phuah masapen Dr. George Root khak hi.Tua huna music khenkhia company-te’ laka minthangpen khat ahi Root and Cady Music Company in a la phuahte tamngai khat tawh a khek nop leh ci-a a khak ahi hi. Dr. George Root in hoihsa pah a, tamngai khat khakin, a hanciam lai nading hanthotna lai khat zong khak hi.
1850 kumin Zeisu Khazih a Honpa-in sanga Tioga County, Pennsylvania a Cherry Flat Baptist Church ah lut hi. Tawlkhat sung music a sin khit ciangin Chicago ah kisuanin Dr. George Root tawh kithuah-in music hilh leh cialpi bawl-in kum 10 sung om hi. 1874 kumin D.L. Moody leh Major Daniel W. Whittle te in hunbit-a evangelistic nasep sem dingin hanthawnin zol uh hi. Tua huna kipan hun nai lo pi-a a sih dong, tua zawh kum nih sung cialpi kibawlnate ah kihel in la makaih den hi. A zi tawh Pennsylvania pan Chicago ah Christmas hun laitak khualzin-a a pai na uh a meileng uh kibungin pi 60 a thuk guam sungah kiasuk-a, mi 100 si hi. Tuate lakah Philip P. Bliss-te nupa zong kihel kha uh hi.
Philip P. Bliss’ phuah late lakah, “Mangmah Tatkhiat Nading” (I Gave My Life for Thee), “My Redeemer,” (Kei Ong Tanpa – Xtian La No. 485), “Ka Kha Ading A Hoih Hi”(It Is Well With My Soul),“Free From the Law Once for All” (Thukham Pan Suahtakna – Xtian La No. 473), “Hold the Fort,” “Let the Lower Lights Be Burning” cihte kihel hi.
Rev. Zam Khat Kham
Christian Hymn te’ tangthu 2005
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